foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
curse; spell; malediction
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
tradition; legend; folklore
motive power; driving force
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
to be needed; to be wanted
whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
personal accessories (ornaments, adornments)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
ague; intermittent fever; the shakes; malarial fever (old name)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
to feel; to sense; to experience
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
one eye; one of one's eyes
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend